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Follow us at @BaylorITS now & watch for the #BearAware tag. BearAware is Baylor University's information security awareness effort.

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Please follow us at @BaylorITS & watch for the #BearAware hashtag to stay up to date on information security news from Baylor & around the web.

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Thankfully that is a legit link that we will encourage you to visit whenever you please. :)

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With Amazon Prime Day right around the corner, know how to spot a phishing email related to it: https://t.co/vpZywnmXhf #BearAware

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Only install trusted apps from the Apple App Store, especially with this exploit in the wild: https://t.co/2je7s2FI4s #BearAware

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From a sister station of one of our local TV networks, but the tips at the bottom are solid & the Target employees did deserve recognition: https://t.co/RIAXCuEnB4 #BearAware

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This account is permanently disabled. To stay #BearAware, follow @BaylorITS for tips on online safety and security awareness.

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Tomorrow: This account will be permanently disabled. Please follow @BaylorITS for more tips on how to stay #BearAware!

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On Wednesday, we will migrate #BearAware content to the @BaylorITS account. Keep up with online safety and advisories by following @BaylorITS.

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It is always wiser to use your own charger, rather than one provided in a public location.

https://t.co/BEV4fu6TRO

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PHISHING ALERT: The email stating a 'medium-severity alert has been triggered' is a phishing attempt & not a legitimate email. Please do not click the link.

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PHISHING ALERT: ITS is not asking you migrate your email account (notice the grammar mistakes & odd items that are not associated with your email), this is a phishing scam that can be deleted.

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Heads up Apple users, incoming calls from legitimate Apple Store phone numbers with a recorded message saying your iCloud account is under attack & to call a toll free number to talk to Apple Support. The number is not toll free & the whole thing is a scam.

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Travel cyber safe on summer vacation: https://t.co/3y1masjHqm.

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New Instagram data breach: https://t.co/aQpaGCW9XO, means its t ime to change you Instagram password & turn on two-factor authentication to better protect your account (Instructions: https://t.co/KERpUuWDrP).

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Data privacy issues aren't going away & neither are Facebook, Google, & many other tech giants that lack other major alternatives...

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If you were fed up with how Facebook and Google handled your data, where would you go?
https://t.co/TDMMWtfaFM

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Still good advice, yes we posted about this recently & this second post just shows how important it is to keep your devices (OS & software) up to date.

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This is a call out to all the "Remind Me Later" clickers. Don't compromise your security any longer – use our top tips to better secure your digital life.
→ https://t.co/710pYf9YEa

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Credit card skimmer found in Ross, TX at a gas station ⛽️ off of I-35: https://t.co/Qs1cvTwNiu.

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Let’s all hope something can be done to stop robocalls: https://t.co/jr4TbDF6b6.

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PHISHING ALERT: Baylor email is not using an e.mail quarantine for spam messages. The link provided in the phish does not go to a legitimate site, please ignore & delete any message that looks like this one. #Phishing

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If you’re a WhatsApp user, please update the app immediately to patch a vulnerability that allowed monitoring software to be installed without your knowledge: https://t.co/p5rjWGAUOU.